Roll-paper holder and cutter.



PATENTED MAR. 5,1907.

J F FINAN ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.9, 1906.

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INVENTOH JOHN EFINAN ATTORNEYS PATENTED MAR. 5. 1907.

' J. P. FINAN.

ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED 0012.9. 1900.

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INVENTOH J OHNF-FINAN ATTORNEYS JOHN F. FINAN, OF CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

ROLL-PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER.

No. 846,194. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 9, 1906. Serial No, 338,102.

Patented March 5, 1907.

extension is erected the upright deflectable cutter-bar D D. This cutter-bar consists of two similar parallel bars,

A, and on this Be it known that I, JOHN F. FINAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cumberland, in the county of Allegany and State of which are connected at top and bottom, but Maryland, have invented a new and useful have a narrow space between them, with the Improvement in Roll-Paper Holders and edges (2 d next to the roll flared to form a Cutters, of which the following is a specificaconverging throat, and with the outer edges tion. d d sharpened to form a cutting edge for the My invention relates to a roll-paper holder paper. and cutter for the use of merchants and others Near the upper end of the cutter-bar the for facilitating the tearing ofl of sheets of two edges next to the paper-roll are cut transpaper of any desired size from a roll for versely and turned around to form bearingwrapping up packages. surfaces (1 d for the thumb and forefinger It relates to that form of roll-paper holder I to permit the upper end of the'cutter-bar to having a stand wlth a vertical spindle on i be thrustinwardlyor tilted onitslowerend towhich the roll of paper is held, and it is deward the paper-roll. The bottom end of each signed to apply to this form of roll-paper cutter-bar is flanged and connected to a plate holder a feature heretofore employed in horia, hinged on one side at a to the base, and the zontal roll-paper holders for facilitating the outer portion of the flanged end is provided seizure of the edge of the paper between the X with headed bolts a a whose lower heads I To all whom it may concern:

thumb and forefinger preparatory to pulling are contained within the base or below a plate (i attached to the base, and have spiral springs a around them, which when the top of the cutter-bar is tilted toward the roll, as in Fig. 1, allow the upright cutter-bar to yield on its hinge a and then cause it to be restored to its vertical position as soon as the pressure of the hand is withdrawn. This ,deflectable cutter-bar thus has a radial swinging movement to an oblique position in relation to the edge of the pa er, its lower end being always at a fixed distance from the axis of the roll, while its upper end is movable to and from the roll with a varying angle in relation to the axis of the roll.

ter a sheet of paper has been torn off along the edge of the cutter-bar, the edge of the paper will be concealed between the cutter-bars; but when the hand is applied to the flnger-rest or bearing-surfaces d and the top of the cutter-bar is tilted inwardly to the roll the upper edge of the paper protrudes between the two members of the cutter-bar and into the hollow of the same hand and between the thumb and forefinger of the same hand which deflects the bar, so that the paper edge may in one movement be exposed, received into the hand, and grasped thereby to be pulled out. When so seized, the paper is pulled out, the deflectable cutter-bar resumes its true vertical position, and a sweep of the hand holding the paper edge causes the sheet to be quickly, conveniently, and accurately torn off at any desired line, according to the size of the sheet wanted.

I have shown springs a for retracting the it out and tearing off the sheet.

A yielding cutter-bar composed of two flat plates with a space between them for the paper to pass through has heretofore been applied to rollaper holders having a horizontal axis, an my present invention is designed to provide a construction of upright roll-paper holder in which this general principlemay be made available.

To this end it consists in an upright deflectable cutter-bar combined with the rollholder and in other features of improvement, as hereinafter described. with refence to the drawings, in which igure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2, a plan view. Fig. 3 is a vertical section; Fig. 4, a sectional detail, and Fig. 5 is a detail of the bearing-ring for the turn-table.

In the drawings,Arepresents a base adapted to sit upon the counter and having a rigid stationary vertical spindle B.

C is a turn-table which turns about the spindle, which latter passes through the center of the roll of paper P as supported on the I turn-table. The turn-table C is made to rotate easily and cheaply by two annular faceplates 0 0, one fixed to the top of the base A and the other fixed to the bottom of the turntable concentrically to the spindle and having between them a loose ring 0 made of a I single piece of metal, as seen in Figs. 3 and 5, also surrounding the spindle and "orming the beacping-surface for the turn-table and its loa The base-plate A is extended at one side at l Q has a socket that its like an umbrella stop-spring.

cutter-bar; but it will be perceived that the weight of the cutter-bar is on one side of its tilting axis and gravity alone may suffice for restoring the bar, especially if its base be ex tended and weighted. I may also use springhinges or any other form of springs for restoring the bar.

When the upper end of the cutter-bar is thrust toward the paper-roll, it is important that the paper should pass between the two sections of the cutter-bar instead of merely buckling or opening around the roll. To prevent this buckling or opening of the paper, a weighted metal ball E has an eye a hung upon an inclined arm F, which causes the ball always to gravitate against the outer layer of paper at the top of the roll and hold it against opening or buckling from the inward movement of the cutter-bar. The inclined arm F is connected to a cap G, which on top of the spindle B. This cap has a conical boss or hub g, on which is fitted the central opening oi a tube or cone of cord at. This cap is locked rigidly to the top of the spindle by a forked slot '1) in the top of the spindle into which there drops the inner end of the arm F, which is extended to the ,C611t61ff01 this purpose.

Near the upper end of the spindle, but inside'the roll, is a stop-spring b constructed This spring is forced inward when slipping the roll of paper on the spindle, for which purpose the cap is first removed and then when the lower corespool 8 passes this spring the latter springs out and passes beneath the upper core-spool s, so that this cannot descend accidentally into the roll, and thus distort the roll and in terfere with its correct action in unwinding.

T o prevent the end of the cord from be coming caught with the paper as it enters the tapering throat of the cutter, I provide a means for holding the free end of the cord up and out of the way of the cutter. For this purpose a cross-head H is suspended from the ceiling in horizontal position by means of eyes h h and hooks in the ceiling, and two eyes 71/ h are secured to the bottom of the cross-head on opposite sides of a handle-rod I, which at the top is fixed to the cross-head. at right angles thereto and which at its lower end is bent into a loop to form a handle. On the rod 1 slides a traveling ring J The end of the cord from the spool on the rollholder is then threaded through the eyes, as shown, and also through the traveling ring 4 J. WVhen the free end of the cord is pulled,

on rod 1, and when a sui'h- 1 cient quantity of the cord is broken off the 1 ring J g doing so draws up the cord, as shown.

In mounting the roll of paper it may be placed on the spindle to run either to the left or right, and in either case the paper will be out in the same manner, the only change required being to turn the cap-piece half-way round, so that the ball will be on the other side of the roll. With regard to the function and value of the ring 0 this requires no recess or raceway in either of the face-plates, but is retained in position by surrounding the spindle B, so that it cannot get out of lace. The frictional resistance which it a 'ords is so slight that it allows tender paper to be pulled oi'l' without wild tearing, and yet it does not allow momentum to accumulate in the roll when pulling the paper ofl, as does a sensitive ball-bearing, but furnishes a frictional resistance that causes the roll to stop when the pull on the paper ceases, thus avoiding the unwinding of a surplus amount of paper from momentum and the incidental crumpling of the same.

I claim 1. A paper-roll holder and cutter, comprising means to rotarily sustain the roll and a radially-swinging cutter-bar having a throat through which the paper passes one end of said cutter-bar being pivoted a fixed dis tance from the axis of the roll and the other end being movable to and from the axis of the roll at varying angles thereto.

2. A paper-roll holder and cutter, comprising means for holding a paper-roll about an upright axis and an upright deflectable cutter-bar having a throat through which the edge of the paper passes, said cutter being hung to swing radiall T about its lower end to or from said axis at varying angles thereto.

3. A paper-roll holder and cutter, comprising means for holding a paper-roll about an upright axis and an upright deflectable cutter-bar having a throat through which the edge of the paper passes, a hinged connection for the lower end of the cutter-bar and one or more springs for holding the cutter-bar in normal upright position.

4. A paper-roll holder and cutter, comprising means for holding a paper-roll about an upright axis and an upright defiectable cutter-bar having a hinge on one side of its lower end and headed bolts and springs on the other side.

5. A paper-roll holder and cutter comprising a base having a central fixed upright spindle with a metallic face-plate on top of the base and closely surrounding the spindle, a turn-table arranged about the spindle and having on its lower side a metal face-plate closely surrounding the spindle, a detached but integral ring arranged around the spindle between the two face-plates and loosely turning between the face-plates, and means for tearing oil' the paper from the roll.

6. A paperroll holder and cutter, comprising means for rotarily holding the roll in upright position about a vertical axis, an upright and yielding cutter-bar and a gravitating and swinging weight hung upon a support from the center of the roll-holder and bearing against the upper edge of the paper-r011. 7. A paplergroll lholdefi" find cutterl, comprisin asinde ort ero, avin'asottedto e151, 2. ap With a socket fitting the top end 0 1 I JOHN FINAN' the spindle and having an arm extending Witnesses:

across the socket and fitting in the slot of the CHAs. E. MULLAN,

spindle and having its outer end bent upj L. A. J. RICE.

wardly, a gravitating and swinging weight hung upon said inclined arm and a yielding 1o cutter-bar. 

